Busted! You may have heard people call mountain bikes, "all-terrain bikes." We agree. Fact is, you can ride your MTB or ATB anywhere and everywhere you want....See more »
Busted! You may have heard people call mountain bikes, "all-terrain bikes." We agree. Fact is, you can ride your MTB or ATB anywhere and everywhere you want. For long distance or fast road riding we would recommend some relatively minor upgrades as depicted in the illustration: 1. Go with slick, high-pressure road tires and lightweight tubes; 2. Add bar ends for another hand position and more leverage on climbs; 3. Ask if it's possible to install larger chainrings (since you travel faster on pavement); 4. Restrict or lockout the suspension-fork travel for more power and better handling. (By the way, you can also ride the typical road bike on many not-too-technical trails without problems, too!) Why this myth exists: The heavy knobby tires, squishy suspension, wind-in-your-face upright riding position and super-low gearing of most mountain bikes makes it tough to keep up with people on regular road bikes, so you will feel slower and out of your element. However, with the easy changes mentioned above, you'll be flying.See less »
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